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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. His work has also influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to influence these disciplines. Sartre has also been noted for his open relationship with the prominent feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature and refused it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution". (1905 – 1980)

Quotes

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.Jean-Paul Sartre

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.Jean-Paul Sartre

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.Jean-Paul Sartre

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.Jean-Paul Sartre

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.Jean-Paul Sartre

Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.Jean-Paul Sartre

Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.Jean-Paul Sartre

We do not judge the people we love.Jean-Paul Sartre

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are.Jean-Paul Sartre